While the New York State Theater is being renovated over the next season, New York City Opera will bring music and discussion about opera ...

While the New York State Theater is being renovated over the next season, New York City Opera will bring music and discussion about opera to other major venues throughout the city during 2008-09. Check website for details.

Lower East Side

The East Village is home to immigrant families who have lived in the affordable housing here for generations (paid tribute to in the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and Katz’s Delicatessen, both on Delancey Street). The newly upscale profile of the East Village is headquartered on Rivington Street and embodied by the Rivington Hotel and restaurants like teany. An exploration of the East Village should be done on foot: walk east on First Street at mealtime where you’ll stumble upon Prune. East Village landmarks are Washington Square Park, New York University, and the Strand Bookstore; Tompkins Square Park and Chinatown (visit Pearl River Mart, a Chinese department store) are nearby.